About 18 years ago, Pat Helmberger was forced out of the workplace she loved: the Minnesota State Capitol, where she'd worked in various roles for 12 years. Her male boss sexually harassed her. His actions weren’t invisible, but may as well have been — others knew, sometimes even witnessed, what was happening, yet looked away.

About 18 years ago, Pat Helmberger was forced out of the workplace she loved: the Minnesota State Capitol, where she'd worked in various roles for 12 years. Her male boss sexually harassed her. His actions weren’t invisible, but may as well have been — others knew, sometimes even witnessed, what was happening, yet looked away.

Sexual harassment, wage theft, worker safety, and fair working conditions are a few of the areas CTUL makes more visible through direct action (protests), negotiation with employers, organizing around class-action lawsuits and partnerships with other organizations.

For fun, we started a Minnesota Women's Press "Mixed Tape" of titles suggested by @mnwomenspress Facebook followers. For January, with our magazine issue theme of "Claiming Power," we asked: "What would you put on a soundtrack that makes you feel powerful?"

Two Minnesota Book Award winners reflect on the loss of their babies, and offer a call for submission to an anthology they are creating. "While these losses have disproportionately affected women of color, there is little by and for women of color."